Artist — Profile

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Pan Miś (Michał Walczyk), conceptual art brut with micro-narratives: wood sculptures, reliefs, installations, paintings on canvas/boards, two-sided works, drawings (A3/A4), sketches, wood pyrography. Two branches: History and Fantasy.

Artist ID

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Name

Michał Walczyk

Alias

Pan Miś (Mr. Bear - genesis)

Date of birth

13 Sep 1993

Birthplace

Wałbrzych, Poland

Based in

Szczawno-Zdrój, Poland

Education

Vocational — gardener

Interests

History; basketball (Górnik Wałbrzych); pop culture; animals

Primary inspiration

Dreams — “that’s how it comes to me,” which explains the long-term coherence of his motifs.

Practice & Style

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Favourite artists

Zdzisław Beksiński; Jan Matejko

Style

Conceptual art brut with text-based micro-narratives

Forms

Wood sculptures, reliefs; wooden installations (e.g., with toothpicks); paintings on canvas, boards, plywood (sometimes double-sided); A3/A4 drawings, sketches; wood pyrography; original written narratives.

Branches

History  •  Fantasy

Exhibitions

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